Weather-strip.



L. ENDER.

' WEATHER STRIP. APPLICATION FILED JAN.27, I916.

l m gu I Patented June 12, 1917.

L&%MWWm/emor W F Attorneys Patents June 12, 31917.

Application filed January 27, 1918. Serial No. 74,641.

irovenients in larly to that usuallv 1 b tween. the door and the door-s1"l An object of this invention is to provide it weather strip which isadapted to resiliently engage the door sill or threshold and to beautomatic in its operation.

1 ither object of the present invention to provide it 'w'estti or striphaving its cooperating members housed against the admission of rain,snow or other extraneous matter, and which be applied to doors ofvarious widths. I

A "further object of the invention is to provide a weather strip ofgenerell" or proved construction, whereby the will be simple, durableand inexpensive in construction, as well as convenient, practir-ftl, 5:"ice on iez'u; its use With the .-oreg not. otier oh. 1. view which will'ipenr as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of constructionhereinafter described.

and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodimentof the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of whatis claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawings, wherein:-

Figure l is a perspective view of the improved weather strip, depictingit applied to adoor.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view, showing the hinged stripin its lowered position.

Fig. 3 is a. similar View. but illustrating the hinged strip in elevatedposition.

Fig. t is a fragmented detail perspective view of the improvedstationary guard strip, showing its component members separated.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of one end of the improved hingedstrip.

In carrying out the present invention, there is provided a stationaryguard strip comprising two sections, A and B respectively. The sectionsA and B areprovided with downw: dly and outwardly extending portions 1,.whi h are provided at their lower ends wit rdly extending resilient lips2, while at t l a. oute ends they are provided wi ls. inwardly extendingtriangular wells 3.

i-trttaching flanges l are formed about the u; or ed of the members 1and the inner edges of the walls The flanges l; are provided withapertures for the reception of screws or other securing elements 5,which secure the complete stationary guard to the door D.

In order to prevent driving rain or snow ed oi the stainching hinges thedoor i).

The

is provided n I 1?. adap ed to codperute with the stationary guardstrip. This strip comprises a relzv liv y t icl dat 10. which may betorn other suitable metal, and a relatively Llllll covering 11, which isbent adjacent its inner edge toform a groove 12 for the reception of theinner edge of the body plate 10. The covering 11 extends from the groove12 along the bottom of the plate 10, thus forming a bottom coveringmember 13, which is bent around the outer edge of the plate 10 to form atop covering member H, that extends inwardly beyond the inner edge ofthe plate 10. where it is bent outwardly to form a securing lip 15,which in turn cooperates with the resilient lip 2, as will behereinafter disclosed.

Suitable hangers or supporting members 16 are provided, which aresecured to the hinged strip 9 by rivets 17. The rivets 17 pass throughthe body plate 10 and the bottom covering members 13 of the hinged strip9, but they do not extend through the top covering member 14:, thus itis obvious that the top covering member 14L conceals the rivet 17,thereby presenting a smooth unin terrupted surface.

Apertures 18 are provided at the inner terminals of the hinge members16. for the reception of the intermediate portions of staples or othersecuring elements 19, which are driven into the door D.

A guide member is secured to the door-sill or threshold and comprises arelatively thick strip 20, which conforms to the contour of thedoor-sill or threshold, and a relatively thinstrip 21, that is shapedsimilar to the thick strip 20 and is secured thereupon.

Secured to the door casing C and in the path of travel of the door D, isa stop member 22, which edge which is disposed adjacent the door D,shaped to'conform to the contour of the outer faces of the stationary ABand the hinged strip 9.

In practical use (assuming that the door is open as shown in Fig. 1),the door D in closing will cause the lower edge of the hinged member toengage the outer face of the strip 21, which in turn will guide thelower edge of the hinged member up and across the door-sill orthreshold, until the movement of the door is checked by the stop member22.

It will .be observed that the resilient lip 52 engages the upper face ofthe top covering member 11 adjacent the securing lip 15, and pressesdown upon the covering member 14, thereby forcing the entire hingedstrip 9 downwardly about its pivot 19, until the securing lip 15 engagesthe resilient lip 2 and thereby limits its downward movement of thehinged member 2, as shown in Fig. 2.

The hinged strip 9 may be shortened to fit a relatively narrow door bysimply cutting off the desired length, and the stationary guard stripA-B may be readily shortened by cutting from the inner end of thesection A, the desired length, thus it is obvious that this device maybe applied to doors of various widths. It is manifest from theforegoing, that this device will effectively prevent rain or snow fromentering between the lower edge of the door and the door-sill, and sincethe cooperating members are all housed, the device will be thoroughlyprotected against all extraneous matter which would tend to imped e itsoperation.

Attention is directed to the fact that the covering plate 11 is nal lineto provide upper and lower portions 14; and 13 overlying and underlyingthe relahas its inner edge 23, or that a guard strip as my own, I havehereto ,ture in the presence of .two witnesses.

doubled on a longituditively thick plate 10 which is elongated andinclined transversely, with the bend of the covering plate adjacent tothe lower edge of tected by the upper portion ll. This prevents moisturefrom flowing around the rivets 17, thereby avoiding rust and corrosion,it being noted that the strip 9 is subjected to adverse conditions byits exposure to the elements. Furthermore, the upper portion 14 of theplate 11 being detached enables said upper portion and plate 10 to besprung apart, which may be useful on certain .door structures.

aving thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

Aweather strip embodying an elongated transversely-inclinedrelatively-thick plate, a covering. plate doubled on a longitudinal lineto provide upper and lower portions overlying and underlying the firstmentioned plate with the bend of the covering plate adjacent to thelower edge of the first mentioned plate, the edge of the lower portionof the covering plate being bent back upwardly over the upper edge ofthe first mentioned plate, said upper portion of the covering plateextending over said bent back edge and being adapted to be hinged to asupporting member, tongues overlapping said lower portion of thecovering plate and projecting beyond said bent back edge, and rivetsengaging through said tongues, lower portion of the covering plate andfirst mentioned plate and covered by said upper portion of the coveringplate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing atfixed my signa- LOUIE ENDER.

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Washington,1).0.

